Malabarian Pit Viper
Craspedocephalus malabaricus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 967
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
Description
Craspedocephalus malabaricus, (formerly Trimeresurus malabaricus) commonly known as Malabar pit viper, Malabar rock pit viper, or rock viper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the high-moderate elevations of Western Ghats of southwestern India. Recently this species complex was split into three different species: C. malabaricus (north of Palghat gap), C. travancoricus (south of Shengottai gap), and C. anamallensis (south of Palghat gap up to north of Shengottai gap).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Craspedocephalus malabaricus”.